Robert & Shirley
The deaths of one current and one former member of Congress are in the news today. Both were persons of color and therefore not surprisingly, both were Democrats.
Robert Matsui, who was my age, was at his death a quiet, powerful and widely respected Representative from California. He was not one of the talking heads seen on TV and so I am sorry to admit I was not familiar with him. Here is a link to his obit: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/obit_matsui
Shirley Chisholm was much more well known, having been the first black woman elected to Congress, in 1968. She was a high profile person, ran for President in 1972, and never failed to speak up for the disadvantaged. She observed that she was more discriminated against as a woman than as a black and said the problem with Congress was that it was ruled by a small group of old men, which is still a valid criticism today. Shirley’s obit is at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/obit_chisholm
Robert Matsui, who was my age, was at his death a quiet, powerful and widely respected Representative from California. He was not one of the talking heads seen on TV and so I am sorry to admit I was not familiar with him. Here is a link to his obit: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/obit_matsui
Shirley Chisholm was much more well known, having been the first black woman elected to Congress, in 1968. She was a high profile person, ran for President in 1972, and never failed to speak up for the disadvantaged. She observed that she was more discriminated against as a woman than as a black and said the problem with Congress was that it was ruled by a small group of old men, which is still a valid criticism today. Shirley’s obit is at: http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&u=/ap/obit_chisholm
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